…would have worked for all of us – a single payer, improved version of Medicare for all. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/opinion/debunking-republican-health-care-myths.html The Republicans keep talking about coming up with a plan to replace…
Corporate Social Responsibility in Health Care: No Such Thing
…profitable. • Hospital systems Expanding hospital systems game the new system by mergers that limit competition, having wide latitude to charge what they want, shifting some services to affiliated outpatient…
Hillary Clinton resurrects public option, or not?
…Democrats were in charge of Congress, we couldn’t get the votes for that.” http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-pulse/2016/02/clinton-resurrects-public-option-califf-nomination-moves-forward-how-the-election-could-shape-the-market-212836 *** Hillary for America Affordable health care is a basic human right. Hillary has never given…
sdrawkcab reform
…ensures that individuals are not moving for the sole purpose of obtaining health coverage outside of the open enrollment period. https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-05-06.html When explaining that health care reform seems to be…
Here’s what CEOs think of candidates’ healthcare ideas
…– Yes 83.5% – No 11.8% – It depends on the details 1.2% – No opinion http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160521/MAGAZINE/305219938/healthcare-ceos-reject-veering-sharply-from-acas-path This poll of selected “top leaders of hospitals, insurance companies, physician groups, trade…
Some employers exclude outpatient surgeries from their health plans
Check The Fine Print: Some Work-Based Health Plans Exclude Outpatient Surgeries By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News, January 25, 2016 Last year regulators blocked companies with millions of lower-wage workers…
Hillary Clinton on high insurance premiums
…coverage – higher deductibles, less accessible narrower networks, etc. Private plans competing in the marketplace is what we already had before the Affordable Care Act was passed. We merely continued…
Why I was arrested while asking Sen. Portman to vote against TrumpCare
…Roona Ray is a board-certified family physician and HIV and public health specialist, and serves on the board of Physicians for a National Health Plan, Metro New York Chapter. http://www.cleveland.com……
Medicaid maintenance-of-effort
…Subcommittee voted along party lines earlier this month to repeal the Medicaid “maintenance of effort” requirement. The legislation is expected to pass both the full Energy and Commerce panel and…
President Obama confirms strategy to introduce a Republican reform model
…we just couldn’t. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/07/60minutes/main7032276_page4.shtml President Obama now confirms what was obvious all along. A political decision was made to introduce the Republican model of health care reform, with the presumption…
Eye on Vermont: Shumlin calls waivers “the easy part”
…to increase passenger rail, to reduce prison spending, his strong pro-choice stance, and, of course, single-payer healthcare for every Vermonter. PNHP has already posted the VPR news story that excerpts…
AHIP’s Guarantee Access Plans
…Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of AHIP. “Our Board is committed to ensuring that no American falls between the cracks of public and private programs.” http://www.ahip.org/content/pressrelease.aspx?docid=21728 Comment: By Don McCanne,…